School has officially started.
Qin Hanshu glanced at the class schedule; there were quite a few courses, and the pressure in the future would likely be considerable.
Actually, this pregnancy was not something she had expected.
When Zhou Chi was two or three years old, she had tried to conceive before the strict family planning policy was implemented, but she was unsuccessful.
Who would have thought that a moment of casual indulgence would result in pregnancy, right around the time she was admitted to university?
Fortunately, she calculated that her due date should be during the summer vacation.
Qin Hanshu's department of International Politics has two majors: International Politics and Political Science. It enrolls more than sixty students in total, which is not a small number.
The students come from all over the country, and when they sit in the classroom for a large lecture, you can hear all kinds of accents.
Qin Hanshu didn't live in the dormitory, which meant she missed out on a way to quickly get to know her classmates. While everyone else was already walking to and from class in twos and threes, she was still going to and from class alone.
She's not heavily pregnant yet, and her morning sickness has subsided, so she doesn't often sleep at the Li family's house. She tries to go home whenever possible.
In terms of daily life, it's not much different from when I was working before.
Qin Hanshu only had a gut feeling about the relationship between Yue'er and Doctor Qiao, and did not have any concrete evidence, so it was not appropriate for her to say anything recklessly in front of Liu Ercui for the time being.
One day, on her way back from school, she saw the man who claimed to be Yue'er's uncle again at the entrance of the family compound.
They were peeking around furtively, but unlike last time they didn't cause any trouble. They were glanced at by the sentry and then walked away on their own.
Qin Hanshu brushed past him, clearly hearing him complain, "Damn it, if you piss me off, I'll rip your skin off!"
Qin Hanshu stopped, turned around, and called out to his retreating figure, "Uncle Lin?"
There was no response.
This means that no one usually calls him that, otherwise he would have reflexively looked over.
Qin Hanshu walked home.
Since the incident with "Uncle Yue'er" that day, Liu Ercui and Zhang Lei haven't spoken to each other for many days.
This time, Liu Ercui didn't make a scene like before, demanding an explanation from the man.
She did everything as usual, cooking, washing clothes, and taking care of everything at home, but she didn't talk much and never smiled.
On the contrary, Zhang Lei, knowing he had made a mistake, tried to explain himself several times.
But as soon as she opened her mouth, Liu Ercui showed her resistance.
Liu Ercui didn't not want to listen, but she felt that even if Zhang Lei explained, it would be useless. Her suspicions were no longer just about the money being hidden.
When Qin Hanshu came up to find Liu Ercui, Liu Ercui was preparing dinner, and the children were making a huge fuss at home.
Qin Hanshu called the children over, handed them the mung bean cakes, and gave them to the eldest son of the Zhang family, saying, "Take these and share them with your younger siblings."
Zhang's eldest son is already a young man, and he has become much more quiet and sensible in the past two years. He first obtained Liu Ercui's consent before accepting the mung bean cake and politely thanking her.
Qin Hanshu laughed and said, "Your eldest son is starting to look like a grown-up."
Liu Ercui smiled faintly, "Yes, she's not as noisy as she was when she was little. She knows how to help me with chores at home now."
"You and Battalion Commander Zhang..." Qin Hanshu thought for a moment and said, "You should have a good talk. When two people live together, small things can be left alone, but big things can't be left unclear."
Liu Ercui paused for a while before turning to Qin Hanshu and asking blankly, "There's something I've never understood: why is he so good to Yue'er? It's like he owes her something in his past life."
"To be honest," Liu Ercui peeked at the children outside to make sure they couldn't hear her before saying, "I used to suspect that Yue'er was his daughter with someone else and that he adopted her as his daughter."
Qin Hanshu said, "That's probably impossible."
Liu Ercui nodded and said, "Yes, that's impossible, but that makes it even harder to understand..."
Qin Hanshu asked, "Do you know anything about Uncle Yue'er's situation?"
Liu Ercui said, "All I know is what I've told you; I don't know anything else."
Qin Hanshu said, "I always feel that there are some doubts about Yue'er's uncle's identity."
Liu Ercui remained silent for a long time before saying, "Yue'er looks quite like her uncle, so it shouldn't be fake, right?"
Qin Hanshu: "Looking alike means there is indeed a blood relationship, but it's hard to say what kind of blood relationship it is."
Liu Ercui seemed to understand something, but her expression was one of disbelief. She murmured to herself, "Why...?"
Qin Hanshu didn't say anything more.
She had a rough idea of Yue'er's identity, but she couldn't tell Liu Ercui directly. Firstly, she lacked concrete evidence.
Secondly, according to her understanding, Liu Ercui is still a traditional woman at heart. No matter what happens, she will most likely continue to live with Zhang Lei. If Yue'er's identity will cause trouble for her later life, then this secret cannot be exposed by an outsider like Qin Hanshu.
But as a friend, Qin Hanshu couldn't just stand by and watch her be kept in the dark.
Judging from Liu Ercui's attitude, she probably also intuitively felt that there was something wrong with that so-called "Uncle Yue'er".
This is a good opportunity to guide Liu Ercui to discover the crux of the problem herself.
Just as Qin Hanshu was about to say goodbye and go home, she heard the children crying.
It was Pei'er, who came running over crying to complain: "Mommy, my second and third brothers bullied me and took my mung bean cakes to give to Sister Yue'er."
The twins then followed.
"No, that's not it. She's just too domineering. She took all three pieces by herself!"
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